Transform the below sentence without changing its meaning by using the conditional word - if:Unless we catch the evening train to Delhi, we may miss the opening ceremony of the games

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Transform the below sentence without changing its meaning by using the conditional word - if:
Unless we catch the evening train to Delhi, we may miss the opening ceremony of the games

If we catch the evening train to Delhi, we may miss the opening ceremony of the games.

If we do not catch the evening train to Delhi, we may miss the opening ceremony of the games.

If we miss the opening ceremony of the games, we may not catch the evening train.

If we do not miss the opening ceremony of the games, we may catch the evening train.

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The word-'unless' is used in the place of "If ...not".

The given sentence can also be restated as-If we do not catch the evening train to Delhi, we may miss the opening ceremony of the games. This is stated in option B. Hence, this is the correct answer.

Option A is incorrect as it means the opposite of the given sentence.

You may note that as per the original statement, missing the opening ceremony is dependent on failing to catch the evening train to Delhi. In both options C & D, this is reversed and hence in these options, the meaning conveyed is different. So, both these options are incorrect.

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